Link to home

Diagrams: Powdery Mildew Fungi: Classification and Ecology


Key to Genera of Powdery Mildew Fungi

Appendages coiled or hooked at tip --- Uncinula
Appendages simple and straight with bulb-like base --- Phyllactinia
Appendages branching dichotomously at tip
    Cleistothecium contains a single ascus --- Podosphaera
    Cleistothecium contains several asci --- Microsphaera
Appendages simple or irregularly branched, often entwined
    Cleistothecium contains a single ascus --- Sphaerotheca
    Cleistothecium contains several asci --- Erysiphe


More...

Illustrated Key to Genera of Powdery Mildew Fungi

Generalized Life Cycle of Powdery Mildews

Powdery Mildew Data Recording Sheet